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chuyler1 · 03-03-2006, 03:43 PM

1) Most PC speaker systems run off A/C and would not work very well in a car. You could use an inverter but amplifiers designed for an A/C powersupply rarely sound good hooked up to 12v.

2) Most PC satelite speakers are engineered around their enclosures. Some may use ported and/or bandpass designs to get the most out of a small driver. Taking them out of the enclosure will only make them sound worse. Leaving them in the enclosure means you might run into depth problems (ie you can't roll down your window if they are mounted in the door)

3) The satelite speakers have absolutely no bass and rarely match up with the subwoofer's audio. If you throw the subwoofer in the trunk there will be a huge gap in sound between 400Hz and 80Hz.

4) The satelite speakers (as well as most home audio speakers) are designed to be listened to on-axis, or facing directly towards you. Car audio speakers are designed for optimum performance at off-axis mounting positions such as your door. Car audio speakers are also designed for optimum performance in an infinite-baffle or free-air enclosure (i.e your door).

5) PC subwoofers are designed to produce optimal bass in a large area such as your office whereas car audio subwoofers are desgined to produce a smooth bass curve in a small area such as your car. They are also designed to handle more power and greater excursion. It is very difficult to get a response below 35-40Hz in your home so most PC systems don't even try to go below that. It is very possible to get down to 20Hz in a car and car audio subwoofers take advangage of that.

03-03-2006, 03:43 PM	#8
chuyler1 Constant Bitrate Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Massachusetts Vehicle: 2003 Mazda Protege5 Posts: 144 My Photos: ()	1) Most PC speaker systems run off A/C and would not work very well in a car. You could use an inverter but amplifiers designed for an A/C powersupply rarely sound good hooked up to 12v. 2) Most PC satelite speakers are engineered around their enclosures. Some may use ported and/or bandpass designs to get the most out of a small driver. Taking them out of the enclosure will only make them sound worse. Leaving them in the enclosure means you might run into depth problems (ie you can't roll down your window if they are mounted in the door) 3) The satelite speakers have absolutely no bass and rarely match up with the subwoofer's audio. If you throw the subwoofer in the trunk there will be a huge gap in sound between 400Hz and 80Hz. 4) The satelite speakers (as well as most home audio speakers) are designed to be listened to on-axis, or facing directly towards you. Car audio speakers are designed for optimum performance at off-axis mounting positions such as your door. Car audio speakers are also designed for optimum performance in an infinite-baffle or free-air enclosure (i.e your door). 5) PC subwoofers are designed to produce optimal bass in a large area such as your office whereas car audio subwoofers are desgined to produce a smooth bass curve in a small area such as your car. They are also designed to handle more power and greater excursion. It is very difficult to get a response below 35-40Hz in your home so most PC systems don't even try to go below that. It is very possible to get down to 20Hz in a car and car audio subwoofers take advangage of that.